Mystical mountain sagas around the campfire
Tour description
Kaspar Weiss, an actor known from Zurich radio, tv and the independent theatre scene for his idiosyncratic and quirky performances, ventures out into the open air: blessed with black humour, Weiss will moderate, explore and demonise this excursion into the treasure trove of Alpine legends... we'll see and hear for ourselves.
The idea behind this two-day hike from Friday afternoon to Saturday evening is not hiking. The idea is rather to immerse yourself in this lost world of oral stories and legends. A time not so long ago when the natural sciences could not yet explain everything logically. When radio and television did not yet gather everyone behind the screen. When the Alpine farmers still sat around the fire in their huts and told old stories about how things used to be and how they came to be...
In 2022, Baeschlin Verlag republished the collected legends of the Glarus region, accompanied by magical photographs by Urs Bolz. The book "Glarner Sagen" can be ordered directly from the Baeschlin Verlag shop for CHF 29.80.
Or experience this event live that weekend in August on the Guppenalp, at the Rautihütten, and feel free to contribute your own outlandish story.
14.08.2026 – 15.08.2026
Length and duration
4 km | ↗︎ 650 m elevation gain | ↘︎ 100 m elevation loss | 2.5 hours
12 km | ↗︎ 550 m elevation gain | ↘︎ 1,080 m elevation loss | 4.5 hours
Difficulty
Easy hike to Guppenalp; the second day is more strenuous but can be shortened.
Services
Guided hike with legends told around the campfire by Kaspar Weiss. Cooking and drinks at a self-catering hut.
Cost per participant
CHF 159 for adults, CHF 69 for young people, including mountain taxi, overnight stay, food and drinks.
Not included
Travel to and from Näfels/Klöntalersee, your own food from your rucksack
Getting there
Public transport is recommended, as the start and end points are not the same
Meeting point
Departure from Zurich main station at 12:43, arrival in Näfels-Mollis at 13:38 | mountain taxi to Obersee, approx. 5 p.m. at the hut.
Return journey
Richisau from 15:50 / Zurich main station at 17:48
Registration deadline & payment
Sunday, 9 August 2026, after registration with QR code or Twint.
Hiking guide
Markus Unterfinger
Phone: 076 419 21 10
markus@wanderidee.ch